Activities

EI Member Section Steering Committee Nomination & Election Update

jharnad — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:45:16 -0400

Three seats on the OASIS Emergency Interoperability (EI) Member Section (MS) Steering Committee are open for nominations. All EI MS participants are invited to nominate qualified candidates and/or serve on the Steering Committee.

Since sufficient candidates have not been identified by the nominations closing date; therefore the nomination period will be extended by two weeks until 29 April 2013.

For more details: https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/emergency-ms/email/archive...

CAP Implementation Workshop

jharnad — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:44:37 -0500

The Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) is promoted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and others as the foundation standard for public alerting in societies worldwide. CAP is an OASIS standard adopted as ITU-T Recommendation X.1303. Another in the series of CAP Implementation Workshops will be held at the WMO in Geneva, 23-24 April 2013. Also, on the day following the Workshop, 25 April, WMO is offering "CAP Jump Start" training in the same venue, open to anyone interested.

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jharnad — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:42:57 -0500

2012 Emergency Standards Round-up

jharnad — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:51:41 -0400

OASIS plans to organize an “Emergency Standards Round-up” on the exhibit floor of the Emergency Management & Homeland Security Expo (EMEX), held in conjunction with the annual conference of the International Association of Emergency Managers IAEM. This round-up is
designed to provide companies showcasing applications and tools in support of the Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL) suite of
standards more visibility during the event.

Participation is open to all confirmed EMEX exhibitors. Participating companies must have products that support specific

Emergency Alerting Policy Workshop: 1-3 May 2012, Montreal

cgeyer — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:41:12 -0400

The Emergency Alerting Policy Workshop will explore domestic policy and international coordination issues surrounding public alerting. Implementations of the OASIS Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) standard will be featured. Workshop co-hosts include OASIS, Environment Canada, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Public Safety Canada, and the World Meteorological Organization. Registration is filled; however, a waiting list is available and additional delegates will be accommodated should cancellations occur.

Emergency Standards Round-up

jharnad — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:43:58 -0400

Emergency Standards Round-up

OASIS plans to organize an “Emergency Standards Round-up” on the exhibit floor of the Emergency Management & Homeland Security Expo (EMEX), held in conjunction with the annual conference of the International Association of Emergency Managers IAEM. This round-up is designed to provide companies showcasing applications and tools in support of the Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL) suite of standards more visibility during the event.

EI Reception at the NIEM Training Event

jharnad — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:05:00 -0400

Our Emergency Interoperability (EI) Member Section plans to host a reception on Wednesday, 24 August, following the spotlight session featuring our work. The reception is free of charge and is scheduled to be held from 4:00-6:00 PM in Salon J (at the Philadelphia Marriott). During this reception, OASIS members are invited to participate in a solution showcase. This showcase will be integrated into the reception and will provide our members with an opportunity to demonstrate their use of the EM standards.

Recorded presentation now available for EDXL Technical Best Practices Webinar

deeschur — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:11:50 -0400

The OASIS Emergency Interoperability (EI) Member Section is pleased to announce the completion of the third webinar in the series, 'OASIS Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL) Technical Best Practices.'

This webinar as well as the other two in the series are available for complimentary download.

FEMA Announces Adoption of Common Alerting Protocol for Emergency Alerts Staff, FEMA Announcement

deeschur — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 10:35:04 -0400

"The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced the adoption of a new digital message format for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), the nation's next generation emergency alert and warning network.
The new digital message format being adopted by FEMA is the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards

Download new EDXL data sheet

cgeyer — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:11:52 -0400

This data sheet was produced by the OASIS Emergency Management Adoption Committee.